Anna-karenina Quote by Leo Tolstoy

“He flapped his mouth some more, and then shook himself awake, came to a decision, and starting sneaking huge, theatrical looks around the restaurant,…

— Hugh Laurie

“He did not know that Levin was feeling as though he had grown wings. Levin knew she was listening to his words and that…

— Leo Tolstoy

“Winston glanced across the hall. In the corresponding cubicle on the other side a small, precise-looking, dark-chinned man named Tillotson was working steadily away,…

— George Orwell

“I've been thinking,' said Allan. 'What,' said Stalin angrily. 'Why don't you shave off that moustache?' With that the dinner was over, because the…

— Jonas Jonasson

“He put his foot on it, and lifted one of the sleeves out with his teeth, and chewed and chewed at it, gradually taking…

— Mark Twain

“He smacked the heel of his hand against his forhead, as if that could knock the mental picture out of his head. Hell, he…

— Julia Quinn

“He drank milk and fruit juice straight from the carton, ate with his elbows on the table, held his knife like a pen, and…

— Ruth Hogan

“He was folding up his napkin, pushing back his plate, and I wondered how it was he spoke so casually, as thought the matter…

— Daphne du Maurier

“And Desormie dragged the back of his hand back and forth across his mouth twice. And Brodsky coughed fakely to mask his laughter. And…

— Adam Levin

“The instant the words are out of his mouth, he realizes his mistake. It’s like getting smacked in the back of the head with…

— Maria Padian

“Not a spoon clinked against a mug, not a creamer was popped, peeled and opened, not a breath. It was as though something else…

— Louise Penny

“Mr Cobb would acquaint him, that when he was his age, his father thought no more of giving him a parental kick, or a…

— Charles Dickens